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1.The patient is unable to fully move the arm in a circle around the shoulder.
2 Kyphosis is the extreme curvature of the upper back.This condition is found in elderly patients with osteoporosis and can also be related to neuromuscular disorders.
3 Due to loss of vertebral cartilage and osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures older adults experience a loss of height.
4 Inorder to evaluate bone mineral density bone densitometry is used.it is used to estimate the extent of osteoporosis and monitor a patients response to treatment for osteoporosis.Hip bone mineral density testing is considered the most accurate test for osteoporosis and for predicting hip fractures.So evidence-based guidelines recommend hip BMD as first -line test for osteoporosis.
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